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A man set himself on fire opposite Britain’s Houses of Parliament on Friday, police said.
Parliament Square, opposite the Palace of Westminster, is popular with demonstrators.
“We were called at around 4:00 pm to a man ablaze in Parliament Square. He has been taken to a south London hospital,” a Metropolitan Police spokesman [...]

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While you are reading this what is Heston Blumenthal up to? Asked to name the one thing he absolutely has to do at the weekend, Britain’s most inventive chef is a bit stumped. There’s a long pause, an “Oh God” and eventually an “Um, I have a really big gym [...]

There are few of us who can resist the charms of Christmas: good will to all men, hot mince pies, carol singers, a slap-up Christmas dinner and of course… ubiquitous presents.
All too often it’s Christmas Day before you’ve had time to get excited, so be sure to get into the Christmas spirit nice and early [...]

Discounts of up to 75 per cent saw shoppers flood the high street over the weekend, prompting hopes that reluctance to spend because of the credit crunch may finally be easing. In central London, traffic was banned from Oxford Street and Regent Street on Saturday as part of West End VIP Day – an annual [...]

The photo montage to 2012 says it all. Louise Jukes has pinned her dream to her bedroom wall. The faces of family and friends make up the numerals of the year in which she expected to be representing her country at the London Olympics.
But the bigger picture has become horribly blurred for the 24-year-old from [...]

A baby girl separated from her conjoined twin four days ago is still in a serious condition in hospital.
Surgeons at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London said Faith Williams “remains a very sick little girl”.
Laura Williams, 18, from Shrewsbury, in Shropshire, gave birth to Faith and sister Hope at another London hospital on 26 November.
Hope [...]

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has ordered a spectacular fireworks display to kick off the New Year in the capital with a bang. Live television coverage around the globe will ensure the iconic skyline of the West End is seen from Beijing to Brazil, New York and New Delhi as Big Ben strikes midnight.
Renowned [...]